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University Italian Courses Available Online

Whether it’s simply to expand your cultural tastes or earn college credit to satisfy your degree plan, enrolling in an online Italian college course is a great way to achieve your goals. Italian, which is one of the six most-spoken Romance languages in the world, will cover basics in beginner’s courses, including how to properly greet people, the alphabet, and insight into Italian food and customs. Intermediate and advanced levels will expand on their introductory online courses and teach students Italian slang as well as how to read and write comprehensive Italian essays and literature. At this point, students should be more comfortable speaking Italian with their peers and will most likely be expected to engage more with classmates via video chatting to earn grade points.

While Italian is one of the great online college courses in foreign language to pursue, it’s important that if you enroll in an accredited school if you want to apply your Italian credit to a degree plan. Otherwise it may not transfer. There are several sources that can tell you whether the online school you are considering is accredited, including the U.S. Department of Education’s database. However, just because your online institution is accredited doesn’t necessarily mean that the school you wish to transfer to later (whether it is a traditional or online school) will consider the Italian credit valid. So always call and confirm prior to enrolling to make sure everything will be counted.

Italian and Your Career

While Italian can be a very elegant and beautiful language to learn, unless you plan on becoming a translator or teaching the language to students, using your new set of skills in America won’t benefit you as much as learning other languages such as Spanish or Chinese””there just isn’t a large enough Italian-speaking community that is in need of bilinguals in the U.S. But that doesn’t mean that learning Italian can’t help your career. Completing online Italian college courses will equip you with language skills, knowledge of Italian business and social etiquette, and a thorough understanding of the Italian culture needed in some industries.

For example, those who plan on being involved in the fashion world can take their career to profound heights by going to Italy and immersing themselves with Italian designers and fabric makers. Those interested in the culinary arts who want to specialize in or gain inspiration from Italian cuisine can travel to Italy and effectively communicate with Italian chefs and farmers to discover recipes and ingredients that can make their dishes famous. Those that are interested in the fine arts, including opera, painting, and sculpture can also benefit from learning Italian””they can have a deep connection with and love for performers and pioneers. Of course, if you plan on doing any form of international business in Europe, Italian is also a nifty language to know to expand markets and clients. The uses of Italian are virtually endless.